← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Apr 24, 2021, 07:23 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Apr 24, 2021, 07:23 PM
Changed fields: isVerified, components, customSources
Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound. Simplified form of 課.
Components
讠 is a component form of 言.
Change in sound
课 and 果 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese.